Environmental influence on the choice of medicinal animals: a case study from northeastern Brazil

• Main Authors: Iamara da Silva Policarpo Brito (Author), Anna Karolina Martins Borges (Author), Sérgio de Faria Lopes (Author), Thelma Lúcia Pereira Dias (Author), Rômulo Romeu Nóbrega Alves (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Animals from various taxonomic groups are commonly used in folk medicine, and their selection seems to be directly linked to their availability and accessibility. In the present study, we analyzed the use of animals as a source of folk medicines in a community in northeastern Bra...